S & S INTERNATIONAL INC.

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — CAROL STREAM, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at S & S INTERNATIONAL INC. in CAROL STREAM, Illinois
Employer S & S INTERNATIONAL INC.
Address 457 ST. PAUL BLVD
City, State ZIP CAROL STREAM, Illinois 60188
Report ID 2019055047
Event Date May 18, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 331221
GPS Coordinates 41.91203, -88.11044

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Incident Narrative

The employee was verifying a tag on a stainless steel coil. The employee took the coil out and set it on the floor. The crane adjusted weight on the floor and the coil rolled back towards the employee, hitting the employee and fracturing their pelvis.

Incident Summary

On May 18, 2019, a worker at S & S INTERNATIONAL INC. in CAROL STREAM, Illinois suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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